January 2014 – Page 5 – Multiversity Comics

Comics Should Be Cheap! (1/29/2014)

By Multiversity Staff | Jan 28, 2014 | Columns

Buying comics can be an expensive hobby. A lot of fans simply can’t afford everything they’re interested in, due to rising prices and the over-saturation of the market with superhero titles. That’s why we’re here. Every week, the Multiversity staff is asked “What would you buy this week if you couldn’t go over $20?” and […]

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Podcasts

Robots From Tomorrow: Pull List #109

By Mike Romeo | Jan 28, 2014 | Podcasts

Welcome to Robots From Tomorrow! For this episode, the one hundred and ninth installment of the weekly Pull List series, the guys pick a couple of comics hitting shelves this week and talk about why they’re excited to read them. Clocking in at around 15 minutes, this bite-sized audio nugget is the perfect companion for […]

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News

The Rundown: Huntress Returning to Arrow, New Doctor Who Costume Revealed, and more

By Brian Salvatore | Jan 28, 2014 | News

Welcome back to The Rundown, our daily breakdown on comic news stories we missed from the previous day. Have a link to share? Email our team at either david@multiversitycomics.com or brian@multiversitycomics.com. – In an episode titled “Birds of Prey,” airing on March 26, The Huntress (played by the spellcheck resistant Jessica de Gouw) will return […]

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News

Image Comics Releases Over 40 of Their #1s for Free Digitally

By Matthew Meylikhov | Jan 27, 2014 | News

Assumedly hot on the buzz off of Image Expo’s success, live on Image’s site today, Image has released over 40 of their books online for free. That’s right — no strings attached, no money involved; just a whole lot of good DRM-free comics for you to enjoy right now, via their website. Since redesigning their […]

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News

X-Men: Days of Future Past’s Quicksilver is Revealed in Early April Fool’s Day Cover to Empire Magazine

By David Harper | Jan 27, 2014 | News

That’s what it is, right? Just revealed by Empire Magazine (and discovered on ComicBook.com), Quicksilver’s film debut now has a look for “X-Men: Days of Future Past” and we really can’t help but wish it didn’t happen. That costume is hilarious. Now, granted, Bryan Singer’s movies introduced the black leather deal to the X-Men, but […]

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Longform

I Need a Hero: A Look at the Lack of Breakout Characters in Today’s Comics

By David Harper | Jan 27, 2014 | Longform

Yesterday, Gail Simone – as she is apt to do – asked an interesting question on Twitter: What was the last big breakout DC/marvel character that WASN'T ultra-violent? Serious question. — Gail Cup Avenger (@GailSimone) January 25, 2014 It’s a fascinating question, as it left even the most knowledgeable of comic fans and creators stumped, […]

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Interviews

Getting Locked Up on “Bitch Planet” with Valentine De Landro [Interview]

By Matthew Meylikhov | Jan 27, 2014 | Interviews

We were very excited to get to be the exclusive home of Kelly Sue DeConnick and Valentine De Landro’s “Bitch Planet” announcement a few weeks ago from Image Expo. We’ve often been outspoken fans of Kelly Sue’s comic work, and a new book by Valentine De Landro is no small event either; De Landro has illustrated […]

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Reviews

Esposito and Von Gorman Strike it Rich in “Pawn Shop” [Advance Review]

By Zach Wilkerson | Jan 27, 2014 | Reviews

With “Pawn Shop,” Joey Esposito and Sean Von Gorman show how connected we really are. Not with smart phones and social media, but through the random daily interactions of perfect strangers. The result, in a few words, is “all the feels.” Read on for a few more words about “Pawn Shop.” Written by Joey Esposito […]

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News

The Rundown: Nicholas Brendon, James Marsters to Write Buffy Comics, Image is Diamond’s Publisher of the Year, and more

By David Harper | Jan 27, 2014 | News

Welcome back to The Rundown, our daily breakdown on comic news stories we missed from the previous day. Have a link to share? Email our team at either david@multiversitycomics.com or brian@multiversitycomics.com. – Apparently Nicholas Brendon (Xander) and James Marsters (Spike) will be contributing to the Dark Horse/Buffy comic world soon, with Brendon co-writing an upcoming […]

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Columns

Saturday Morning Panels (Week of 1/22/14)

By Multiversity Staff | Jan 25, 2014 | Columns

Hello, and welcome to Saturday Morning Panels, your new favorite Multiversity column! It’s a very simple concept: since none of us are up to watching Saturday morning cartoons anymore, we are instead going to share with you our favorite panels from the week before. It’s a bit like Comics Should Be Cheap, except with more […]

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News

Matt Fraction to Advise Chuck Palahniuk on Fight Club Graphic Novel Sequel

By Matthew Meylikhov | Jan 24, 2014 | News

In what can only be called the most ostensibly random and perhaps shocking news drop that has snuck under the cracks of, well, everything, writer Chuck Palahniuk has revealed a brand new detail to that “Fight Club” graphic novel sequel he announced some time ago — that writer Matt Fraction is “advising” on it. Revealed […]

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Reviews

Wrapping Wednesday: Micro Reviews for the Week of 1/22/14

By Multiversity Staff | Jan 24, 2014 | Reviews

There is a lot to cover on Wednesdays. We should know, as collectively, we read an insane amount of comics. Even with a large review staff, it’s hard to get to everything. With that in mind, we’re back with Wrapping Wednesday, where we look at some of the books we missed in what was another […]

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